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Williams WMB

US equityMarket cap rank #189Natural Gas
$70.75
−$0.36 (-0.51%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $71.11 0.00%
Open$71.21
Prev close$71.11
Day range$70.29 – $71.21
Volume1.70M
Market cap$86.54B
P/E (TTM)28.2
Dividend yield2.90%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

WMB at a glance

WMB last changed hands at $70.75 (down 0.51%). At $86.54B, Williams is ranked #189 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

The 52-week range is $54.53 to $78.91. Today's price is about 67% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 16.0% over twelve months, but down 6.1% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($72.38) but above the 200-day ($69.90); RSI is 47, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 28% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $3.05B in revenue, up 9.8% from a year earlier, with $876.00M of net profit (a 25.2% margin).

Valuation works out to 28.2 times trailing earnings, 14% above its five-year average of 24.7. The median for its industry group is 24.3.

17 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $86.41, sits 22.1% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Williams: the business

Williams owns natural gas pipelines, including the Transco system that serves the eastern U.S.

What tends to move it. Natural gas demand for power and LNG and its regulated pipeline expansion projects drive results.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-0.5%
1 week
-0.2%
1 month
+0.4%
3 months
-6.1%
6 months
-3.6%
Year to date
+20.3%
1 year
+16.0%
Day range
$70.29$71.21
52-week range
$54.53$78.91

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-3.0%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-2.3%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+1.2%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)47.2Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-0.33Bearish
Bollinger band position9%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$70.74 / $70.77
Average price today$70.62
Volume1.70MAvg (90d) 7.18M
Turnover$120.07M
Turnover rate0.14%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.37vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.29%
Market cap$86.54B
Float market cap$86.02B
Shares outstanding1.22B
EPS (TTM)$2.14
P/E (TTM)28.19
P/B6.58
Book value / share$10.76
Earnings yield0.23%
Dividend (TTM)$2.05 / shareYield 2.90%
Net profit (TTM)$2.62B
Net assets$13.16B
30-day volatility27.7%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.55%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-12.4%-9.6% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How WMB ranks on BeStock

Market value#189 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#182 of 283
Dividend yield#67 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#112 of 300
Dollar volume today#230 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$3.05B+9.8% YoY
Operating profit$1.17B+23.8% YoY
Net profit$876.00M+50.3% YoY
Diluted EPS$0.68+51.1% YoY
Free cash flow-$458.00M-204.6% YoY
Operating cash flow$1.38B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$2.7BSep '24$2.7BDec '24$3.0BMar '25$2.8BJun '25$2.9BSep '25$3.2BDec '25$3.0BMar '26$3.1BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$741.0MSep '24$517.0MDec '24$729.0MMar '25$583.0MJun '25$683.0MSep '25$773.0MDec '25$912.0MMar '26$876.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin63.3%
Operating margin38.3%
Net margin25.2%
Return on equity24.0%
Return on assets5.3%
Return on invested capital9.9%
Current ratio0.48
Liabilities / assets74.6%
Cash & investments$203.00M
Total debt$30.79B
Net cash (debt)-$30.59B

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Product sales$1.22B 30.8%
  • Monetary consideration$1.15B 29.1%
  • Regulated interstate natural gas transportation and storage$925.00M 23.4%
  • Other revenues$578.00M 14.6%
  • Commodity consideration$45.00M 1.1%
  • Other$38.00M 1.0%
Average move on report day±2.1%last 16 reports
Closed higher12 of 1675% of the time
Best reaction+4.8%
Worst reaction-4.3%

Stock move on the day after each report

+0.2%2024/Q3+4.8%2024/Q4-2.4%2025/Q1-2.1%2025/Q2-4.3%2025/Q3+1.5%2025/Q4+0.9%2026/Q1+1.5%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings28.7x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 61st percentile, 5-year average 24.7x

#2028 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book6.7x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 89th percentile, 5-year average 4.5x

#4572 of 5302 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales7.2x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 89th percentile, 5-year average 5.0x

#4188 of 5141 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

11x20x29x38xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$69.00
Price vs. fair value+2.5%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts17
Average target$86.41+22.1% vs. price
  • Buy 94%
  • Hold 6%
Low $75.00Now $70.75Avg $86.41High $103.00

Latest rating actions

  • 15 Sep 2026JefferiesBUY · PT $85.00
  • 14 Sep 2026JefferiesBUY · PT $85.00
  • 10 Sep 2026ScotiabankBUY · PT $85.00
  • 10 Sep 2026StifelBUY · PT $85.00
  • 3 Sep 2026J.P. MorganBUY · PT $91.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership91.4%-0.04 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,050-3 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)12 buys / 6 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.14% of floatDays to cover 3.4 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share16.8%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

8%14%20%25%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$11.90M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)2.90%
Last dividend$0.53Ex-date 11 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$0.53
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.3620181.5220191.6020201.6420211.7020221.7920231.9020242.002025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 5.7% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Live Oak Bancshares | 4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities-Director WILLIAMS WILLIAM L. IIISEC · 9 Sep 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Maintains Williams(WMB.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $91Market news · 4 Sep 2026
  • Live Oak Bancshares | 4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities-Director WILLIAMS WILLIAM L. IIISEC · 4 Sep 2026
  • CNO Financial Group Inc | 4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities-Officer Williams Jeremy D.SEC · 17 Sep 2026
  • Primerica | 4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities-Officer Williams Glenn J.SEC · 17 Sep 2026
  • Jefferies Maintains Williams(WMB.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $85Market news · 15 Sep 2026

WMB stock: common questions

How is Williams stock doing today?

$70.75 is the latest print for WMB, a move of -0.51% against yesterday's close of $71.11. Today's low and high so far: $70.29 and $71.21.

How big is Williams?

Equity value comes to $86.54B at the current price. By that measure it is number 189 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is WMB expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 28.2 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $2.14). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 24.7, and today's level ranks in the 61st percentile of its own history.

How far is WMB from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $54.53 and the ceiling $78.91. Shares are 10.3% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Williams shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 2.90% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 11, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like WMB?

Of 17 analysts, 94% say buy, 6% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $86.41, with the most cautious at $75.00 and the most optimistic at $103.00.

How does Williams make money?

Williams owns natural gas pipelines, including the Transco system that serves the eastern U.S.

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